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SAMUEL S. DIIVIONI), OIE BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT. ASSIGNOR T0 R. & G. CORSET COMPANY, INC., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., 'Av CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

CORSET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 4, i917.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, SAMUEL S. DIMOND,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and Statev of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corsets, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention relates particularly to the formation of the outer, cloth covering of the corset at the point where it passes over the edge of the front steel, or clasp, of the corset.

Heretofore in the manufacture of the cheaper grades lof corsets the cloth has been simply folded or bent over the edge of the corset steel, or busk strip, in a single thickness. This form of construction has the advantage that the corset material is continuous over the edge of the steel and thus has greater strength at this point, but the openings in the material made to permit the passage of the corset hooks present raw edges which are not only unsightly but tend to be enlarged by the movement of the steel.

In the more expensive grades of corsets it has been the practice to sew together two pieces of cloth along the line where the material passes -over the edge of the corset clasp, theJ edges of the material being folded back from the seam and openings being left in the seam for the passage of the corset hooks. This, although a more expensive ar rangement, is considered superior to that above described since it provides a double thickness of cloth over the edge of the clasp and also obviates the raw edges of the hook openings. It is, however, subject to the disadvantage that the stitches on the sides of the hook openings are liable to be cut by the movement of the steel thus causing enlargement of the opening and ripping of the seam with consequent destruction ofthe corset.

The object of my improvements is to provide an arrangement of material along the edge of the corset steel, or busk strip, which shall have the advantages of both methods of construction above described, while free from the disadvantages of both.

To this end, after the openings, through which the corset hooks are to project, have been cut in the material, I fold the material on the line of these openings, that is, on the line where the edge of the steel is to meet the material, the fold being in the opposite direction from that in which the material will be folded over the steel in the completed article. I then sew together the two layers of fabric by a line of stitches along v and a short distance from the folded edge,

between the hook openings, thus forming an infold or plait along this edge. The corset hooks are then inserted in the hook openings and the material is folded back over the steel, and the construction of the corset, in other respects, then proceeds in the usual manner.

lfn this manner of construction the edge of the corset steel does not bear directly against a single thickness of material but against a cushion formed by the infold, or plait, made in the material. rllhere is also no exposure of the raw edges of the material at the hook openings but these are held turned in by the infold so that the edge of the corset presents a neat and finished appearance.

Moreover, since the material is continu ous over the edge of the steel the construction is stronger than that in which two separate pieces of material are joined together along this line, and in case of a giving way of the stitching the steel will still be retained in the corset and not exposed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, Figure 1 of which shows a perspective of the cloth covering ,stitched in its primary position; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the cloth in its position when folded over the edge of the corset steel or clasp; Fig. 3 is an enlarged view showing the slit for the corset hook; Fig. 4 is a side view of a portion of the edge of the corset showing one of the corset hooks; Fig. 5 is a plan view of the edge of the corset taken at the same point as Fig. 4 and Fig. 6 is a similar plan view with the hook removed; Fig. 7 is a side elevation at the same point as Fig. 4 with one side of the corset covering broken away; Fig. 8 is a sectional view on the line 8-8, Fig. 4, and Fig. 9 is a sectional view on the line 9 4), Fig. 7.

Referring to the drawings, A, indicates that portion of the corset material which lies along and covers the corset steel, or clasp, forming the edge of the corset. B is an infold or plait formed by folding the iio material along the line inV which it is to come in contact with the edge of the corset 'steel and in the opposite direction from that which it is to occupy in the completed corset, as Shown in Fig. l, and sewing the two layers of fabric together by a line of stitches,

C, along and close to the folded edge between the hook openings, D. In the application of the covering to those `steels which are not provided with hooks projecting from the edge and consequently do not call for openings lin the fabric the line of stitches will, evidently, be continuous. lThe material is then applied to the clasp, E, also knownas the front steel, or busl strip, by inserting the hooks, F, through the openings, D, and foldingthe material bac-k over the clasp. The infold or plait, B, lies along the edge of the clasp, E, thus forming a cushion against whichthe edge of the clasp bears.

The raw edges, d, of the material at the openings, D, are held turned in by the formation of the infold, B, as shown in Fig. 8,

and do not appear on the exterior edge of the corset, which presents a neat and finished appearance.

By means of my invention I obtain the strength incident to using a continuous piece of material over the corset steel in addition to the protection against wear and the appearance afforded by the formation of a seam in the material along the steel edge, the advantages of which will be apparent to these skilled in the art.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In a corset in combination, a husk strip and a fabric body portion continuous at the front edge of the corset and folded around the buslr Strip to form two layers covering the two faces of Said husk strip, and hav- .ingran inwardly directed fold between said layers provided with openings corresponding to the hooks of the busk strip, said fold 'i f being retained by a line of stitches.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, this 27 th day of March, A. D., 1915.

SAMUEL S. DIMOND.

Witnesses FRANK T. BRUNDAGE, ALMEDIA DOWNING.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Sommissioner of Ietent,

, Washington, D. G. 

